Telegram-herald., 1887-07-11

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rasg Lzst srraxEle One sharp. keeu
stroke. @ad Pssl d0ss 81 70 the sAzaset.
and PAU es~s diae wiyh the King
Nhat Transition il waS Prem TIE
malaria - Rome 70 the finest climate ia
al the aniFsrss-ths zone of eternal
beauty aac hasith His ashes we're vas
IA tae cataeQnlbs of Rome. but in one
E-oE4eat ths AR 81 heaven b4thed from
nis soul t1e last acre. Fron ship~reck /.
I ffo1i dungeon igom the biting pain II the
eiin weed rods. from the sharp sword Il
tae lessisMan, he goes into the most bril-
ilalit Assem- 1lags u heaven. King among
kiasz, maltitudes ~ the s,liu1h0od rushing
oot ana stretching forth hands Of wei
come for Go rea think that a. on the
IlBh- han4 q Coa Is Christ 80 on The
right haad u Surist IS Pau, the second
great 81 heaven
lie ehange.i AuCs Likewise. Before the
hous ~ death and up 70 the last moment
he Was under Nero, the thick nee ked. the
cruel eyed. the llthy Tipped, the sculptared
features of that Elan bringing down
% n 20 this very day the hOrribls
possibilities 0f his naturc-scated a. be
was amidst pictured marbles Of Egypt.
pearl in a dining room which by ma
chinery was kept whirlng day and night
with most beWItching magnifeence. his
horses standing Ia stalls OF solid gold, and
the grounds around his palace lighted at
night ny It's victims, who had been daubed
With tar and pitch and then SET fire To IL
laulne the darkness. That was Paul's
king Bat the next moment he goes into
the realm ~ Him whose reign Is love. and
whose courts are paved with love. and
whose throne Is set on pillars of love, and
whose scepter IS adorned with Jewels Of
love. ana whose palace is lighted with
love, and whose lifetime is an eternity Of
love. When Paul was leaving so much
on this side the pillar OF nartyrdom To
gain 30 much on the other side. do you
wonder al the cheerful valedictory of the
text, The time OF my departure is at
hand"
Now, why cannot all the old people Of
this congregation have the same holy glee
- that aged man had2 Charles |, when
be was comsing his head, found a gray
hair, and he sent il 20 the queen as
great joke, but old age is really no Joke
at all For the last forty years you have
been dreadlng that which ought TO have
been an exhilaratiOn. You say YOU most
fear the struggle at the moment the soul
and body part. But millions have en-
dured that moment, and why not we as
well, They got through with it, and so
can we. Besides this, all medical men
agree IN saying that there is probably no
struggle at ell at the last moment-not so
much pain as the prick of pin, the SEEM
Ing signs of distress being altogether in
voluntary. Bat you say: 1T is the uncer-
tainty Of the future" Now, child Of God,
90 not play the intidel. After God has
filled the Bible till it can hold no more with
the stories Of the good things ahead, bet 4.
ter not talk about uncertainties
But you say, II cannot bear 10 think Of
parting from friends here" Ii you are
old yOu have more friends in heaven than
hesc. Just take the census. Take some
large sheet of paper and begin to record
the names Of those who have emigrated
70 The other shore; the companions of your
school days, your early business associ-
ates, the friends Of mid life and those who
mora recently went away Can it be that
they been gone so long you do not
care cay IaOrc about them and you do not
want tac!r society Oh mol There have
been days when You have felt that you
could not endure il another moment away
from their blessed coupanionship. They
have gone. You say you would not like
70 bring them back to this world of
trouble, even IL you had the power 1t
would not do 10 trust you. God would |
not give yOu resurrection power Before |
Tomorrow morning you would DC rat |
ting at tho gates Of the cemetery. crying
TO the departed: "Come back to the cradle !
where you slept. Come back 10 the hall |
where you used TO playi Come back to /
the table where you used tositP and there !
would be great burglary in heaven. No, f.
no. God will not trust you with resur-
rectiOa power, but he compromises the
matter and SAYS: ''Iou cannot bring them /
where you are, but you can 90 where they |
are" There are more lovely now than |
ever. Were they beautiful here they are
more beautiful there.
Beside that, it is more healthy there for
YOU thGn here. sged man: better climate
there than these hot summers and cold
winters and late springs, better hearing;
better eye sight; more tonic in the air:
more perfume in the bloom; more sweet
ness in the song. Do you not feel. aged
nan, sometimes, as though you would
Ike 70 get your arm an foot frees Do
son not fed - though y0u like to throw
away spectacles and canes and crutcses,
Would you not Ike TO feel the spring and
elasticity and mirth of an eternal boy
sOods When the point at which YOU start
rom this world il old age and the point
q which you 90 is eternal iuvoncscence,
lrrd man, clap your hands at the antici-
'ation, and say, in perfect rapture q
oai: The time Of ny departure is at
land !"
/ remark. sVaia, ali those ought 70 feel
L. -r - -
sity to know what Is beyond this earthly
erniars. And who has not sny curiosity
.Eout it3 Paril. I suppose. lzad the most
atisfactorv sicv of heaven, and he says:
1t doth rot yetappear xhat we shall be. =
{ Is Ike looking through broken tele-
copes Vow we sce through \ glass
Isrkly" Can you tell me anything about
hat heavenly place. You ask me a
hcussnd questions about it that cannot |
Inswer. ask yosl thousand questions
bout il that you cannot answer. And do
-nu wonder that Paul was so glad when |
gave him chance 70 60 over
nd make discoveries ia that blessed
Ountry2
! hore some day by the rrscc Of God. 70 !
n over and sse for myself. but not now. ;
20 well man. no prcspered rraa 7 think. /
rants 70 % now. But the time VIII cone.
think. when shall go over want to
% what they do there. and want u sea
ow they dc &C. DO not want 70 fe look
rs through the gates sjar forever
rgut them % swine Crer. There are
Q. 600 things I want explained-alsoat vou.
bout RlFssf. sbout the governments
this worid about God, about
varythiBz We start in plain
alta ef hat We know. and 10
iin1te come up against a high wail Il
-hat We 10 rot know. I wonder how Is
>oks over there. Sou7etodv tells ne it i +.